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Daily Mail
2 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Davina McCall looks incredible as she shows off six pack in latest workout after insisting she's 'not scared of dying anymore' following brain tumour
proved that she is stronger than ever as she showed off her rock-hard abs during a fierce home workout. The TV presenter, 56, stunned fans on social media on Saturday after posting a clip of her latest training session, flaunting a sculpted six-pack. Wearing a white crop top, blue shorts and gym trainers, Davina powered through a tough cardio and abs session in her home gym – flexing her muscles and grinning as she smashed her reps with ease. The fitness fanatic has always been a champion for staying active, but this latest glimpse proved she has come back even stronger after her recent health scare. In November, the Masked Singer star revealed she was diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour and underwent a six-hour operation. Speaking about the terrifying ordeal at the time, Davina admitted her tumour - whom she called Jeffrey - made her 'angry', but now, she is showing what resilience really looks like – and her fans are lapping it up. Taking to the comment section they wrote: 'You can grate cheese on those abs' 'Absolute powerhouse'; Look at those legs'; 'Awesome Davina. Looking strong and AMAZING'; 'You are such an inspiration Davina'. Earlier this month the star insisted she's 'not scared of dying anymore' following her life-changing brain tumour. Speaking at Fearne Cotton 's Happy Place Festival at Gunnersby Park Davina explained how it has shifted her perspective on life. 'I am not afraid of dying anymore and it was the biggest journey of my life from August 2023 to November 2024', she admitted. 'I want to help people on their deathbed on my Begin Again podcast now so they can say "I have lived the life I wanted and not think things like "I wish I had not done that job. I wished I had not stayed in this relationship". 'Sometimes I feel like there are other powers at play. All the fear that comes around the word "tumour". Fearne and I understood each other at that time. 'I mean, it's a really amazing place to get to, not being scared of dying. I think having no regrets and feeling like you are living fully in the life you want to be in, it's quite rare.' Earlier in the year Davina admitted her tumour - whom she called Jeffrey - made her feel 'angry', but now, she is showing what resilience really looks like - and her fans are lapping it up Davina has long credited regular exercise and a healthy lifestyle with helping her stay strong – both mentally and physically. Speaking to The Telegraph earlier this year, Davina explained that she actually only works out for half an hour, four times a week as she said: 'People are like, 'What? Oh, we thought you were doing two hours, five days a week!' 'It's because I post snippets of my half-hour workouts and everyone thinks I'm doing it all the time.' Admitting she used to spend more time in the gym, Davina added: 'I worked out for longer in my 30s because I didn't realise I could get the same results while doing less. 'If you work out efficiently for half an hour, you'll get as much as from a sloppy 45 minutes to an hour. I'm always time poor: three kids, work, meetings, there's always stuff to do, and I don't have an hour and a half or two hours to work out every day.' Revealing her current workout regime, Davina explained she goes to her home gym after her morning coffee for a 30 minute workout two to three times a week. Focusing on strength training she uses her own health platform Davina Own Goals and follows one of the many workouts on there. The star uses 0.5kg weighted gloves for arm exercises as well as 5kg or 6kg weights and will also wear a weighted vest for full body exercises like squats. She also likes to go out on a run once a week as she revealed she has been doing Couch to 5k to get her fitness back after her surgery. Mixing in some intervals, Davina will add in some minute-long sprints to her runs to help her cardiovascular system. And weeks after a successful operation to remove the growth, Davina revealed her survival felt like a 'gift' while she reflected on the success of her new Begin Again podcast. Taking to Instagram at the end of December, the TV star recorded a video as she thanked fans for their support over her latest project, while also looking back on her own health journey as she admitted she feels like she's 'begun again'. She explained: 'Thanks for joining me on my Begin Again podcast. I've loved recording this podcast, and I've loved meeting everybody. 'What I've enjoyed about recording this podcast is, it's so so broad. Begin Again can mean anything, it can mean something similar to what I've just been through, which is having a life-threatening tumour and it being removed. 'I feel like I've begun again, I mean in the weirdest sense, I guess because I've had a positive outcome. It's like being given a second chance at life. It feels amazing, almost as if I've been given a gift.'
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Davina McCall makes emotional relationship confession as she 'looks forward'
Two years after her marriage with Matthew Robertson ended, former Big Brother host Davina McCall has been in a relationship with her former hair stylist, Michael Douglas Long Lost Family star Davina McCall has shared an emotional relationship confession, saying that she "looks forward" to one thing. Having first met her boyfriend, Michael Douglas, when he was working as her hairstylist while she was hosting Big Brother in the early 2000s, it wasn't until nearly two decades later that their friendship became romantic, when they started dating in 2019. Since then, their relationship has gone from strength to strength, with constant speculation surrounding whether the pair will eventually tie the knot. The couple even co-host their own podcast together, Making the Cut with Davina McCall and Michael Douglas. In a recent episode of the podcast, the pair shared that they had recently met up with Joel Dommett and his wife, Hannah Cooper While explaining that they had known the couple for a few years, Davina said they were all eager to find out a little bit more about each other. In doing so, they played a game devised by Michael, where they picked a song and explained how it related to a specific memory from their earlier years. Reflecting on the heart-warming moments with the Masked Singer presenter and his wife, Davina made an emotional confession to Michael, saying that she looks forward to hearing even more tales about his earlier life: "Because we're going to be together for the rest of our lives. I'm really looking forward to hearing all of the stories to all the songs." Later in the podcast, Davina revealed that Michael had even made her a playlist of songs to help her as she recently went into hospital to undergo brain surgery. This came after a scan of the presenter's brain last year revealed a tumour. After further tests confirmed that it was a benign colloid cyst, she underwent an operation to have it removed. Before settling down with Michael, Davina had already established herself as one of the most recognisable faces in broadcasting, having hosted Big Brother during its heyday in the early 2000s. Her career has continued to flourish since, including her long-standing role as co-host of ITV 's Long Lost Family alongside Nicky Campbell, where the pair help reunite relatives after years apart. In more recent years, she has also added an array of podcasts to her impressive CV, including Begin Again, a show that aims to "embrace midlife as their most transformative era yet." She can also be heard co-hosting Making the Cut weekly with her boyfriend, Michael.
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Davina McCall shares heartbreaking admission about mum after yearning for unlikely star
Davina McCall says her mother was an eccentric, unpredictable figure, and when she was growing up, she yearned for a mum who was more like a famous Hollywood actress As she prepares to launch new BBC dating show, Stranded on Honeymoon Island, Davina McCall has revealed that when she was growing up, she had an unlikely TV heroine. Davina has previously said that she found her mother, Florence, a difficult person to grow up with, saying: 'She was an exotic, mad risk-taker, exciting to be around, chaotic, but I just wanted Angela Lansbury.' The Masked Singer judge was devoted to Angela Lansbury 's cosy mystery series Murder She Wrote, reports BritBrief: "She was the epitome of grace, intelligence, and strength," Davina said. "Watching her as Jessica Fletcher showed me that women could be both brilliant and relatable." Davina's own mum may have been brilliant in her own way, but she was hard for a teenage girl to relate to: 'The woman was a flasher. She used to wear coats and flash people in the street. She used to do citizens arrests. It was madness.' Speaking to the Daily Mail, Davina recalled one bizarre occasion when her mum drove across a cricket pitch in the middle of a match. By contrast to her mother's wild antics, Davina saw Angela Lansbury as a steady and reliable presence. She told Woman & Home Magazine: 'My birth mum was an alcoholic and we had a difficult relationship, I never lived with her. 'You'd think she was amazing because she's mad and really fun and kind of outrageous looking," Davina added. "But she wasn't brilliant at mothering. I always kind of wanted a cardigan-wearing Angela Lansbury to give me some food and just sit down and ask me out or to just be proud of me, I guess. But she just wasn't that person.' "I can now, in hindsight, appreciate that she was a pretty f*****g exciting person," she previously told The Observer magazine. "She just wasn't a brilliant mother.' Davina fell out with Florence more than once. They reconciled just before Davina married second husband Matthew Robertson in June 2000. But after her French-born mum went to newspapers with a story that her daughter had been attending Narcotics Anonymous meetings and was on the brink relapsing into addiction, Davina never spoke to her again. However, after Florence's death in 2008, Davina was describing her mum to new boyfriend, Michael Douglas: 'I said to Michael, 'You would have loved her,' and he said, 'I've met her.' "He went, 'She's in here,' and he put his hand on my heart. I thought 'F***. It was like I'd been denying my mum's existence in me for all those years'. "He said, 'All the bits that I like about you, your naughty bits, your party bits, I feel like that's your mum'."
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Davina McCall, 57, insists she's 'not scared of dying anymore' in powerful confession following life-changing brain tumour
has insisted she's 'not scared of dying anymore' following her life-changing brain tumour. The TV presenter, 57, who is now in the all clear, admitted the life-changing tumour has given her a new lease of life as she no longer fears dying. Davina was diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour in November and underwent a six-hour operation. Her brain tumour forced Davina to have difficult conversations with her family in case she never woke up from the operation. Speaking at Fearne Cotton 's Happy Place Festival at Gunnersby Park over the weekend, Davina explained how it has shifted her perspective on life. 'I am not afraid of dying anymore and it was the biggest journey of my life from August 2023 to November 2024', she admitted. The TV presenter, who is now in the all clear , admitted the life-changing tumour has given her a new lease of life as she no longer fears dying (pictured in March) 'I want to help people on their deathbed on my Begin Again podcast now so they can say "I have lived the life I wanted and not think things like "I wish I had not done that job. I wished I had not stayed in this relationship". 'Sometimes I feel like there are other powers at play. All the fear that comes around the word "tumour". Fearne and I understood each other at that time. 'I mean, it's a really amazing place to get to, not being scared of dying. I think having no regrets and feeling like you are living fully in the life you want to be in, it's quite rare.' Last month, discussing her recent health battle, Davina explained to Women's Health: 'When I got this brain tumour I said to [my partner] Michael, "If I make it, this will be the greatest thing that's ever happened to me."' Continuing her positive outlook following the devastating ordeal, Davina insisted she would 'not change anything'. She continued: 'Without sounding arrogant I now love myself. I have been on a massive life journey and I have been through terrible struggles. 'That is where the learning comes from. If something rally hard happens now I know it is a good thing. 'The learning that I have made in the past two years has been so immense and enriching. I would not change it for the world. 'Obviously when it happened it was like calamity but to not be afraid of disasters that will make you a better person.' Davina appeared in a video with her partner Michael Douglas, where she confirmed she had received the all clear after undergoing an MRI scan. The TV personality also shared unseen before and after snaps from her scan revealing that the tumour has completely disappeared from her brain. Accompanying the video, Davina wrote: 'So here it is. Our final brain surgery update. Had the final MRI this week. @ got everything out during surgery, it's not coming back. 'Thanks so so much to everyone at @onewelbeck and @clevelandclinic . To my mum and @mdlondon for taking such good care of me . To Sarah for being my BFF to my amazing kids. To @ for being the GOAT. 'I am so so grateful particularly because I know a lot of people have inoperable tumours and and I know I'm lucky to be able to draw a line under this and move on with my life when so many people can't. And I'm just gonna say this one more time. Benign does not mean fine.' She told how she had her final MRI and admitted that she was nervous' as if any of the tumour was left that it would grow back and she'd have to 'go through the whole thing again'. She noted that she'd 'mentally prepared herself' for that scenario, while Michael added that he too was nervous as it had been 'a huge journey'. Laughing with joy and relief, Davina then added: 'but it was clear!'
Daily Record
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Davina McCall says 'I'm not afraid of dying' after brain tumour operation
The TV presenter had a realisation upon waking up from her operation. Davina McCall has opened up about overcoming a brain tumour, revealing it has transformed her outlook on life and she is "no longer afraid of dying". The TV host bravely faced surgery last year to remove a colloid cyst that posed the risk of sending her into a coma if ignored. The 57-year-old stumbled upon the tumour during a routine health check in 2023. Davina consulted with four neurosurgeons globally before deciding to undergo removal in November. Since then, she has reflected on how confronting this potential catastrophe in her head has reshaped her view on existence. She shared: "It was the best gift because I am not afraid of dying anymore. I have lived the life I wanted and I am not lying there going, 'I wish I'd done that thing. I wish I'd done that job. I wish I'd not stayed in this relationship. I haven't lived the life I want.'". "I mean, it's a really amazing place to get to, not being scared of dying. I think having no regrets and feeling like you are living fully in the life you want to be in, it's quite rare." With concerns about surviving the operation, she meticulously prepared for how her children would manage without her and discussed the situation with her partner Michael Douglas, reports the Mirror. Acknowledging that her children Holly, 23, Tilly, 21, and Chester, 18, were flourishing gave the former Big Brother presenter the courage to proceed with the surgery. "I was really worried about my kids," revealed Davina, as she discussed confronting her own mortality after medics found a colloid cyst that could have left her in a coma without surgical removal. "I went forensic. I'm thinking about my children and where they were at in their life, what stage they were at. You're only as happy as your unhappiest child, right? "And I came to a realisation after about six months of cross-examining them about their life and telling them the whole time how much I've loved my life, my eldest daughter caught on. She was like, 'you are not dying'. But I realised that they would be great, they'd miss me, I want to be with them, but they would be okay. I felt like I could go to sleep on the operating table and know that they were all here to help me. But I can let go of the outcome." The podcaster's surgery last year proved entirely successful, with her recovery nothing short of extraordinary. However, as she braced herself for the procedure, it wasn't solely her children occupying her thoughts. Davina also rebuilt bridges with her stepmother and made peace with life's turbulent moments, including her battle with substance abuse. At the Happy Place Festival over the weekend, she admitted: "Part of my, 'am I okay to let go of my life?' has been to examine all of my past. "And I wouldn't change anything because without sounding arrogant, because it isn't, I love myself. I have been on a massive life journey and I've been through terrible struggles. We've been talking a lot about a calamity vitae instead of a curriculum vitae because I think when you go for a job, 'so what you learned at school?'". "It's like what have you learned at the University of Life? How many calamities have you been through? Because that's where the learning comes from. I've learned that if something really hard happens, it's a good thing. "I was like to Michael, 'If I make it through this brain surgery. It's going to be the best thing that's ever happened to me.'". "The learning that I have made in the two years since I found out about it, has been so immense and enriching in my life. I wouldn't change that for the world. But when it happened, obviously it was like another calamity coming. But do not be afraid of disasters, they will make you better." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
